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Extreme winter diving in the deepest lake / Secrets of Baikal: Most Mysterious Lake In The World

People, today I will show you how people live by one of the world’s most breathtakingly beautiful lakes challenged by harsh Siberian winter climate. The lowest temperature in this area can reach -40 F. The ice crust on the lake is five feet thick, but sometimes even thick ice can crack. Well, folks, I spent all day here on Lake Baikal at -4 F, and I thought I could handle more. And so I’m about to dive into Lake Baikal that’s covered by ice. They make special holes like this in the ice, they cut them with a chainsaw so you can dive in. They tell me it’s not cold in there, that it might be even kinda warm, oh well, so I’m off to change into the suit. This is Lyadov and today I am reporting from Lake Baikal. I’ll be honest, it’s my first time here, but it’s freaking awesome, and the energy here is totally incredible and simply through the roof. Lake Baikal has become a very popular tourist destination recently, but few people know that there are a number of very interesting remote villa

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  • Originally Aired April 12, 2024
  • Runtime 57 minutes
  • Created April 12, 2024 by
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  • Modified April 12, 2024 by
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